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Growing Old With Joy and Grace: It’s More Than a Number

Age is Just a Number: Live Your life

3 min readApr 19, 2022

snapshots arranged in the shape of a heart with quote: “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count, but the life in your years.” —Abraham Lincoln. Growing Old With Joy and Grace: It’s More Than a Number by Nancy Blackman. youth, aging, elderly — Created in Canva by Nancy Blackman

Happy Visual Tuesday!

Each week I will pour visual life into your soul. Today, I saw this quote and thought about the numerous conversations I have had with my husband, Chris Blackman, about doing things at a later stage in life.

background of leaves with quote: Youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind. —Samuel Ullman. Growing Old With Joy and Grace: It’s More Than a Number by Nancy Blackman. youth, aging, health, state of mind — Created in Canva by Nancy Blackman

Here’s a sample conversation:

Me: But if I start now when I finish the Ph.D., I will be ____!

Chris: You’re going to be that age no matter what you do. Why not live your life?

Me: Hmmmm….

tall trees on left with quote: Nothing is inherently and invincibly young except spirit. —George Santayana. Growing Old With Joy and Grace: It’s More Than a Number by Nancy Blackman, youth, aging, state of mind — Created in Canva by Nancy Blackman

So, in light of my husband’s eternal optimism and encouragement, go live your life. Let go of the fact that you are aging. Growing old with joy and grace is not just a skill, it’s an attitude. And, IT IS more than a number. So, go live your life!

TUESDAY VISUALS

Growing Old With Joy and Grace: It’s More Than a Number

Age is Just a Number: Live Your life

Written by Nancy Blackman, MASF

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